FILE PHOTO: Police officers stand guard outside the hospital before the arrival of Haiti's Prime Minister Garry Conille to visit police officers and civilians injured in a shooting during a police operation a few days earlier, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti August 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File Photo
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti has expanded its state of emergency to cover the entire nation's territory, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Garry Conille said on Wednesday, as the Caribbean country battles violent gangs that have taken over much of the capital and started expanding into nearby regions.
Haiti's populous Ouest department, where the capital Port-au-Prince is located, was put under a state of emergency on March 3 under the administration of Conille's predecessor Ariel Henry, as a dramatic escalation in violence paralyzed the capital and thousands of inmates scaped in two prison breaks.
